What do YOU consider to be the most memorable and iconic moment in horror movie history? Jack Torrance looking through the broken door? Michael watching Laurie walk home from school? The shadow of Nosferatu climbing the stairs? The list is genuinely endless – and that’s the wonderful thing about this genre we all love so …
A clown walked up to the gates of Hell carrying a gallon of gasoline. He was bathed in red light from a big sign that read “HELL.” Before entering, he paused. It was hard to believe that he had built this enormous thing. He and Jane. The first room was meant to look like a …
Horror fans often discuss horror within two camps: mainstream and independent. More times than not, mainstream horror is classified as a film given a wide theatrical release while independent films are festival darlings, straight to VOD, or limited theatrical releases. Independent films are films that thrive on word of mouth; considering the lack of marketing budget …
The trajectory of John McNaughton’s career is quite fascinating, as his two most well-known films are very different from one another. Known to horror fans for 1986’s mega-disturbing Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, the director went on to make Wild Things over a decade later, an erotic thriller that won over male hearts with …
Horror icons and comic books – It’s been a tricky combination to make work over the years. In my younger days I was heavily involved in the world of comics, and as a lifelong horror fan it was always exciting when a publisher won the rights to produce a book based on one of the …
There’s a little horror movie Q&A floating around YouTube at the moment, where one user tags another and tasks that person with answering ten personal choice questions about the genre. Of course, this isn’t YouTube, nor do I even have a YouTube channel, but I thought it might be fun to take part in the …
It’s impossible to overstress the importance of a TV show’s first episode, as it’s very hard to continue watching a series if your attention isn’t grabbed right out of the gate. When it comes to a show like The Walking Dead, for example, my interest was immediately captured, whereas a show like Hemlock Grove did …
There was a time when the beer I drank was entirely dependent on how cheap it was, but as I’ve grown older and wiser, I’ve become somewhat of a budding craft beer aficionado. On weekends I can often be found at my local beer distributor, spending way too much time (and money) perusing the vast …
Long before convention exclusives and store exclusives there were two words that generated excitement in the heart of every young action figure collector – Mail-Away! The idea of chopping up backing cards to collect tokens, then dropping them into an envelope with a cheque for $5 and THEN watching the mail box for 12 weeks …
We’ve reached the end of another week – thank god! – which means it’s time to once again take a look at the coolest, weirdest and/or most awesome images I’ve stumbled across on the internet this week. So let’s get right to it, shall we?! Production officially began this week on Starz’ upcoming series Ash …
